KIT MALTHOUSE (Conservative) Born 1966, Liverpool. Educated at Liverpool College and Newcastle University. Former chartered accountant. Westminster councillor 1998-2006. Contested Member of the London Assembly for West Central since 2008. First elected as MP for Hampshire North West in 2015.

Past Results

2010

Con:

31072 (58%)

Lab:

6980 (13%)

LDem:

12489 (23%)

UKIP:

2751 (5%)

MAJ:

18583 (35%)

2005*

Con:

26005 (51%)

Lab:

10594 (21%)

LDem:

12741 (25%)

UKIP:

1925 (4%)

MAJ:

13264 (26%)

2001

Con:

24374 (50%)

Lab:

12365 (25%)

LDem:

10329 (21%)

UKIP:

1563 (3%)

MAJ:

12009 (25%)

1997

Con:

24730 (45%)

Lab:

12900 (24%)

LDem:

13179 (24%)

Oth:

2325 (4%)

MAJ:

11551 (21%)

*There were boundary changes after 2005

Demographics

2015 Candidates

KIT MALTHOUSE (Conservative) Born 1966, Liverpool. Educated at Liverpool College and Newcastle University. Chartered accountant. Westminster councillor 1998-2006. Contested Member of the London Assembly for West Central since 2008.

The UKIP infighting here has now reached the scorched earth level. As all the social media manifestations of the party were managed by the former front man, who exited in a flurry of recriminations, over the weekend the former local sites (e.g. Facebook) touting UKIP have now become NW Hampshire Independents….which leaves Mr Bint rather up the creek without a paddle.

This “new” group claim to be fielding nine candidates, at least, for the Test Valley Borough all-up elections which take place on the same day as the GE, further fractionating the UKIP vote.

Second Tory mailing arrived yesterday.. very expensive looking with elaborate origami folding.. much better than the Freepost.. surprised they are throwing so much money at this “safe” seat… UKIP must have them perturbed..

Happy to see NW Hants lose its most Tory bits (Stockbridge, the Clatfords, the Wallops all the military housing etc) and remain focussed on Andover, Whitchurch, Tadley and Overton, which have all been LibDem to one extent or another in the past. This might prompt the lumbering Kit Malthouse to do a chicken run to the south and slug it out with Caroline Nokes (a sight to see).

He actually ends up “living” (as he has a pseudo-residence in the twee village of Abbotts Ann) outside the constituency and in Nokes’ patch.

Will Kit Malthouse secure a place in history with the compromise plan he has brokered between JRM and Nicky Morgan, which has been endorsed by the DUP. Or will the plan collapse. Personally I still predict no deal is happening but with the blame for it being firmly placed by the government with the EU insisting on a backstop

Matt hits the nail on the head. This silly little ‘agreement’ (which, as ever, is more about management of the Tory party internally rather benefiting the country as a whole) will be completely ignored by the EU, so why should we give a flying f***. The Cooper Amendment is more interesting.

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